Budget: Our expectations must be realistic and long-term Our asks are moderate, but the chancellor can’t delay action for the sector long if government is going to deliver on its missions
Seven years after #MeToo: why the worker protection act is vital for FE New legislation has come into force that puts colleges under more pressure than ever to protect staff and students from sexual harassment
What our learners need from the autumn budget Touring England’s colleges at the start of term has revealed a number of challenges holding its learners back and threatening future prosperity
The Staffroom: How to make every month Black History Month Award-winning EDI specialist, Ellisha Soanes sets out how to start building on this month’s focus to create a rich and genuinely representative curriculum
Welcome to Skills England, our new puppeteer Have we just gone from Cincerella sector to… Pinocchio sector?
How Skills England can avoid the political scrapheap To avoid the (i)fate of its predecessors, Skills England needs independence, a wide remit and clear powers to make a difference
The budget could bake in government inefficiency, unless… The chancellor’s plan to cut spending review periods down to two years is a recipe for poor decision-making. Just look at Multiply
Is Skills England looking through the policy lens backwards? The new sector body is set to become another noble endeavour to simplify the unsimplifiable while leaving the real complexities untouched
The ‘opportunity mission’ is alive in Hull – and should be nationally Amid the crises facing secondary education, FE has an opportunity to craft a purposeful, skills-based education for all who would benefit